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284 SOUTH-WESTERN ROUTES

miles.
total, stages.
nowhere steep. At summit track turns XE
for £ m., then E.
70 16 Dhubayyat, thriving village of 400 inhabitants ; 4 wells
with good drinking water, about 300 yds. N. •
also large masonry reservoir for rain-water about
1 m. E. ; cultivation, and considerable herds of
goats and sheep. White Shrine of Wali Hasan
on conical hill, 5,900 ft. above sea-level, 1 m. X. ;
a landmark and useful for signalling communica­
tion.
Dir. W. of N., by steep rocky descent, the track thou
winding over stony ground. The whole of this
stage to Dhala is very rough, but practicable for
laden camels.
3 m. Enter a gorge, with waterfalls 4 m. farther on.
14 m. Zanadh ; 1 well with good water ; consider­
able cultivation. Track then ascends a low
pass, into open cultivated valley.

2 m. Kafiat ez-Zobeid, village at far side of valley ;
3 wells, the best situated W. of village.
Track comes in E. from Rabadh.
2 m. to Dhala, passing Habil DM Ishar.
784 84 DHALA, town; see I, p. 211 f. During the following
stage the track is very rough and winding.
Dir. N. for half a mile, then NNW., with a gradual
descent.
1 m. Kabar, village on hill, E. of road.
24 m. Wa‘ra, village ; one well.
14 m. Sureifi (Sirafi), village with good well.
Road skirts Jebel Jihaf, passes small ham­

lets of Sha'b el-As'ud and Bajaha, and leads
down Wadi Haza. Track then bifuica e>.
one branch approaching Qa'tabah^ throng 1
Sanah, and the other leading into ll'nof *1
34 m. Sanah ; boundary Ullage, before entenng
Turkish territory ; 1 well, with good wa ».r .
custom-house. For the following 3 ni. 111 *
Qa‘tabah the track corresponds to Kom
No. 63 ; see above, p. 2S2.
60 114 QA‘TABAH, town : see I, p. 170.